Try as hard as I might, I could not think of anything other than
weaving fabric or colors together for this theme. I was determined to do more than that I continued to tell myself. I sketched out a couple in
which ideas and fabric wove together to form blocks or a portion of a
quilt. I carefully filled them in with colored pencils. These didn’t come out quite as I envisioned however. Sooo instead of fighting it, I embraced the
idea of weaving something together, and planned to add other design elements to
make it special.
I started with a nine patch, gave it an asymmetric placement and
then enlarged it to fit the 12 X 12 dimension. My chosen palette was the
secondary colors, violet, orange and green (but I preferred how a blue/green shade of fabric looked so went with it). I wondered if I could add the look of transparency, so I experimented with the placement of
different shades of my color choices. When I was happy with the basic layout
and color choice and placement, I worked other fabrics and colors into the
design. Using bias strips of the blue/green and black/white fabrics, I moved them around until they looked "interwoven" and
then machine stitched those in place. I machine quilted with clear thread
to accentuate the interweaving and voila we have my unconventional nine-patch!!
Love your unconventional nine-patch! It is graphically striking, and the fabrics and colors work so well together. I appreciate, too, your description of the construction process. It is concise and clear--so clear that I think I could sit right down and follow your directions to make another quilt like this!
ReplyDeleteWhat an exciting, bold, colorful, graphic art quilt. I like this so much I want one! You've inspired me. Bravo.
ReplyDeleteVery graphically pleasing. I am glad you didn't "fight it."
ReplyDeleteThe transparency is perfect and your wiggly woven pieces are so fun! It makes me think of a swatch of fabric under a microscope. This quilt definitely has the smile factor!
ReplyDeleteLove the use of the traditonal in a new way. Lovely design.
ReplyDeleteThanks for this twist on a nine-patch, Nedra. I love the bold and muted color combination and the "freedom" reflected in the nterwoven bias strips.
ReplyDeleteI think this is your best 12 x 12 yet! From the color combination, to the illusion of transparency, to the wiggly bias interwoven stripes ( especially the black & white ones! ) which give great movement, I think this is an extraordinary successful piece.
ReplyDeleteThis is a really great piece ! Loved the bold and graphic design, the transparency of your 9-patch block fabrics, and the surprise of the black and white fabric and turquoise fabric interwoven twists.
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